The Oxford University Press reports that Epic Games’ Fortnite is influencing the language of children aged 5 – 13.
Along with slime and unicorns, Fortnite was found to be a subject that influenced the language in the submissions of over 130,000 stories submitted to the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show’s 500 Words contest, according to the Oxford University Press’ analysis, reports BBC News.
Gaming terms were more prevalent this year, with ‘console’ and ‘noob’ popping up, while ‘game’ was mentioned 30,000 times, up 66% from last year’s 17,000 mentions. They were most prominently used by boys between the ages of five and nine.
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